Geographic Root baby names

Names tagged with “Geographic Root” across DNA, style, or vibe in the Namesake database.

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5 names

◈= unisex (gender-neutral)

Knoxen
Scottish
62
From Knox, a Scottish surname meaning 'small hill' or 'hillock', with -en as a modern diminutive suffix.
Shandon
Irish
42
From the Irish city of Shandon, also possibly derived from Irish meaning 'old fort' or associated with the River Shannon region
Cyle
Celtic
42
A modern variant of Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic meaning 'narrow strait' or 'channel', referencing geographical features.
Inala
Celtic
42
From the Gunaikurnai people of southeastern Australia, likely meaning 'from the waterhole' or 'place of water', connected to local geography and tribal heritage
Leith
Scottish
40
From a Scots place name meaning 'gray' or 'sheltered place', with roots in Old English referring to a protected settlement or hillside.

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Popularity data: Social Security Administration, US births 1880–2024